Watchman, Intercessor, Forerunner
I have appointed you a watchman…Ezekiel 3:17
If the righteous live by faith, suggesting an intimate relationship with God, then what does this relationship look like? I have spent most of my life living in and learning about human-to-human relationships. I have been a son, a brother, a husband, a father, a grandfather, a member of a team, a leader of a… Continue reading The Righteous Shall Live by Faith (part 3)
Derek Prince (see reference below) presents four themes under the heading ‘Faith to Live by’. In this post I will try to summarise these four themes and then apply them to my journey in the next two posts: THEME 1: THE SPOKEN WORD OF GOD IS HEALING TO THE FLESH Key Scriptures: Romans 10:17… Continue reading The Righteous Shall Live by Faith (part 2)
Recently, I was diagnosed with blood cancer. My close friends rallied around me to pray for healing. Almost always this seems to be the first reaction of the church when someone falls ill, and is a good thing, however, I began to wonder what scripture had to say. I have never understood healing or God’s… Continue reading The Righteous Shall live by Faith (part 1): Where is God when I don’t get healed?
TWELVE THEMES TO HELP DISCIPLES PREPARE FOR THE COMING GLORY (John 13-17) In the previous post we discussed the critical need to be prepared for the release of God’s glory into the natural world. Scripture teaches us that God’s plan includes first establishment of His divine order, then glory is revealed and is followed by… Continue reading The Fear of the Lord (part 3)
THE FEAR OF THE LORD God is teaching me that there is another majestic side to the fear of the Lord. How tragic it is when we cannot see the very thing we need so desperately (the fear of the Lord; reverence or deep respect for God). We know the fear of the Lord is… Continue reading The Fear of the Lord (part 2)
THE FEAR OF THE LORD God is teaching me that the journey of faith is one of intimacy with God and a fear of the Lord. How can this be because they appear to be at opposite ends of the spectrum? In my journey of faith, I grew up in a church that taught what… Continue reading The Fear of the Lord (Part 1)
STEP 3 CONTINUED (see part 2 here for the steps) Find Christian scholars and authors that you can trust and who use scriptural analysis (they list the scriptural evidence to support their claims) when they discuss any issue (not just human opinion). The Christian scholars I rely on are: Mike Bickle IHOPKC.orgDerek Prince derekprince.com.auJohn… Continue reading Studying the Bible (part 4): A model continued
“This book is the most valuable thing that this world affords. Here is Wisdom; this is royal Law.; these are the lively Oracles of God. God’s sacred Word…. that inestimable treasure that excels the riches of the earth” - Preface: English Standard version of the Bible Exhortations to study the Bible: Meditate daily Psalm 1Study earnestly 2… Continue reading Studying the Bible (part 3): A model continued
As a young Christian I never studied the Bible. In fact, I never studied the Bible until my latter years. What an error that was because as I studied the Bible in later years my heart was captivated into a loving and intimate relationship with God that I had to some degree before study but… Continue reading Studying the Bible (part 2): A model
Less than 2% of the Australian population read the Bible regularly. This statistic has been reported by two independent surveys (see previous post; September 7, 2019). Note, this stat is about reading the Bible not studying the Bible. This is surprising given the scriptures are clear about the importence of studying God’s Word. Psalm 1… Continue reading Studying the Bible (part 1): Why Study the Bible?
Watchman, Intercessor, Forerunner 